A Dudley school has been named among the worst in England and Wales for school-run congestion, with journeys taking 65 per cent longer during school-run times according to data from propellernet.
Pegasus Academy ranked ninth in England and Wales for traffic delays during drop-off and pick-up periods, according to new data.
Dudley schools reported 36 collisions during school-run hours over a five-year period, an average of 3.19 per school.
Pegasus Academy recorded the highest number of collisions, with 19 incidents occurring near the school during drop-off times.
However, the school is located next to a main dual carriageway/Dudley bypass near Pegasus roundabout so has a significantly increased volume of traffic compared to other schools and sits on one of the main routes in and out of Dudley.
The school says that a majority of their students arrive at school on foot, and therefore they do not have a significant number of school drop-offs.
The area sees bottlenecks on the main through roads from Kingswinford to Dudley with high volumes of work traffic at key times of the day.
The research has reignited discussion about transport pressures across Dudley and whether wider measures are needed to reduce congestion on some of the borough's busiest roads, particularly during peak travel times around schools.
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